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One change recommended by the commission is to eradicate the phrase "mental retardation" from Michigan laws.
So how is everybody at midweek? I'm surviving. TONS of cool tech news this week, eh? And here are a couple of local tidbits, and then the national highlights...
Charles Jones whose 7-year-old daughter Aiyana was killed by Detroit police is on trial for a homicide that preceded the fatal raid four years ago.
If you wish your iPhone had a bigger screen, you may be in luck.
It's debatable whether the 2013 New England Patriots season was a success or a failure, but it certainly wasn't boring.
Outspoken Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is fighting back after a magazine published several controversial comments he made about the city of Detroit.
Final deal helps fund retiree health care. Still to be decided: Name of new company and headquarters location.
Authorities say separate snowmobile crashes in northern Michigan have claimed the lives of two men.
"When we were about to pick the first single I really lobbied for 'Merry Go 'Round' because I'm out there every night and I can tell you, hands down this is the one people are connecting with. I'm really glad that was my first thing to say to the world."
"We couldn't find coneys anywhere," says Stephanie Tyler, who founded a food truck with two friends.
IDV Solutions, the Lansing-based risk visualization software developer, is marking its 10th anniversary Jan. 22 by announcing a second financing round from Ann Arbor-based Plymouth Ventures.
The Arctic blast that's gripped the eastern half of the nation this winter will likely contribute to a healthy rise in Great Lakes water levels in 2014, new research shows.
The Detroit Blight Authority is hoping to knock down 67 blighted buildings and clear 21 blocks of brush and debris by the spring.
Rochester, N.Y.-based Fibertech Networks says it plans to install more than 750 route miles of new fiber optic cable in Detroit and its suburbs.
It's been a while, but we finally have the teams with the two best records in the regular season facing off in this year's Super Bowl. Can Seattle's lockdown defense slow down Denver's high-powered offense in the big game?
Fire officials are investigating after a man was injured in an Ann Arbor house explosion Monday morning. CBS News Detroit's Jordan Burrows gives the latest updates from the scene.
The Michigan State Spartans celebrated a weekend of commencement ceremonies.
Families poured in to check out this Michigan treasure.
The City of Detroit's Easter Fun Fest returns to provide families an opportunity to not only get outside and be active, but ring in the holiday with some fun.
Mixed media artist Donald Calloway has been creating art in some form or fashion most of his life. His art studio takes you on a journey, as his creative collection of his art runs the gamut.
Soon after a positive test, Dorfman found himself hospitalized, on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma.
It has been 12 days since anyone has seen Armani Kelly, Montoya Givens and Dante Wicker. Now, a Facebook live video conversation has surfaced where Kelly is seen talking with three men about coming to Detroit only two days before he went missing.
A Plymouth man's cancer diagnosis hit the reset button on how he lived his life. Since then, he and his family have been giving back to others facing the same struggles.
The Sphinx organization gives a platform to Black and Latinx performers of all ages.
